PREMIER CROSSWORD
END-OF-OCTOBER OPTIONS
ACROSS
1 Messiah of Christianity, in Italy
5 Broody music genre
8 Club wielders’ org.
11 Fire hydrant attachment
15 Beast of burden
18 Tolkien monsters
19 Flight routes
21 Pizzazz
22 Simian beast
23 Search for hidden objects
25 Owing no money
27 Old Greek region
28 In the past
29 Firearm safety feature
31 Sam Spade’s cover-up
34 Spot in la mer
35 See 109-Down
36 Pottery oven
37 Some milk dispensers
40 Stork relative
43 Blue-eyed cat
47 Rolled the dice at a casino, say
50 Loafing sorts
51 Sean of films
52 Dressed in
53 Singer Lana Del —
54 French composer Édouard
55 Purview
57 1860s White House nickname
60 Oprah of TV
62 Statement that might follow “Come on in”
66 1920s White House nickname
67 Part of SST
68 Qatari capital
69 Qatari, e.g.
71 Spanish appetizers
75 Cpl., e.g.
77 2022 Tom Cruise sequel
80 Poseidon and Neptune
84 Stew sphere
85 Architect Saarinen
86 Italian money
87 Young lady 88 T. — Price
90 Young lady
92 Messes (up)
94 Procedure to evaluate heart health 98 Roughly shaped
99 K.P. veggie
100 La Forge of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”
101 Clock datum
102 Be rife (with)
105 Pro bono TV ad, for short
106 Nauseous from motion, to Brits
112 Look at yet again to make sure
116 Barley brew
117 Steve of country rock
118 “Clever plan!”
119 What is found divided at the starts and ends of nine answers in this puzzle
122 Former Fox competitor
123 Pop diva Celine
124 Copying a pig
125 Regarding
126 Lean- — (crude sheds)
127 Part of SSE
128 String after Q
129 Ia. neighbor
130 Plug tightly
DOWN
1 “Oh, I see”
2 Boo-boo
3 Act division
4 Sprinter Bolt
5 Water, in Lille
6 Wonderwork
7 It’s north of Nevada
8 Basketball player Gasol
9 “Peer —” (Ibsen play)
10 Situated on both sides of
11 Borderline of bushes
12 Couturier Cassini
13 Duel sword
14 Admission
15 Dueler with Alexander Hamilton
16 Project detail
17 Search out
20 “Easy there!”
24 One looting
26 Thrash about
30 Cole Porter’s “Where Is the Life That Late —?”
32 Warn like a snake or cat
33 Go left, e.g.
38 Libyan cash
39 Skiing stuff
41 Frozen drink brand
42 Vodka brand
43 Sediments
44 It’s north of Nevada
45 — wrench
46 Copying a cat
47 Small British cafe
48 Actor Close
49 Capitol body
51 Politico Ross
56 Scarlet, say
58 Lover boy
59 Heartfelt
61 Suddenly worsen
63 Harmonious union
64 Look awed
65 Makes docile
70 Drinking site
72 Second-century pope
73 Lot divisions
74 Teensy bit
76 Former Laker Lamar
78 Played Fortnite, e.g.
79 Loudness
80 Cpls.’ bosses
81 Frontier sheriff Wyatt
82 Attu’s islands
83 Big drink
89 Tusked beast
91 “That so?”
93 Brunch staple
95 Proficient
96 Fail to win
97 Farm vehicle
98 Easily deceived sort
101 “That’s what I’m — about!”
103 Skip over, as a syllable
104 Newspapers, TV, etc.
107 Oven shelf
108 Indian wraps
109 With 35-Across, player of Granny on “The Beverly Hillbillies”
110 Actress Bow
111 — One (vodka brand)
112 Certain bolt holder
113 Many a seized auto
114 Co. honchos
115 Reality TV’s Jenner
120 Acct. accrual
121 Abbr. of primary colors